I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

PreMortem:I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

They are just replacing grass that died off with the same type of marram dune grass. Could very well have been the tourists that made the grass recede in the first place.

PreMortem:I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

Shazam999:PreMortem: I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

Skr:PreMortem: I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

They are just replacing grass that died off with the same type of marram dune grass. Could very well have been the tourists that made the grass recede in the first place.

I'll concede tourists wreck the grass, but make no mistake, they are artificially preserving this specific dune for tourism. If they were concerened about safety they would bring in excavators and level it.

PreMortem:Skr: PreMortem: I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

They are just replacing grass that died off with the same type of marram dune grass. Could very well have been the tourists that made the grass recede in the first place.

I'll concede tourists wreck the grass, but make no mistake, they are artificially preserving this specific dune for tourism. If they were concerened about safety they would bring in excavators and level it.

On the other hand, they're preserving the dune and its ecosystem, which is fragile and worth preserving, if only as a protective barrier between the coast and the uplands. (Really, they have value even if you don't care about rare dune species.) So... thanks, tourism.

Let's see. They're on the edge of a shiatton of water and water causes sinkholes. Could water possibly be causing pockets of soil underground to wash away? Don't similar (but often larger) similar holes open up all over the US when pipes break or lots of water naturally moves underground?

Canton:PreMortem: Skr: PreMortem: I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

They are just replacing grass that died off with the same type of marram dune grass. Could very well have been the tourists that made the grass recede in the first place.

I'll concede tourists wreck the grass, but make no mistake, they are artificially preserving this specific dune for tourism. If they were concerened about safety they would bring in excavators and level it.

On the other hand, they're preserving the dune and its ecosystem, which is fragile and worth preserving, if only as a protective barrier between the coast and the uplands. (Really, they have value even if you don't care about rare dune species.) So... thanks, tourism.

PreMortem:Canton: PreMortem: Skr: PreMortem: I love how they say they are planting grass to hold the sand in place. They always tell you not to disturb the natural ecosystem by plucking flowers and whatnot but when it comes to preserving a tourist attraction, fark it. And I seriously question whether planting said grasses will prevent these holes.

They are just replacing grass that died off with the same type of marram dune grass. Could very well have been the tourists that made the grass recede in the first place.

I'll concede tourists wreck the grass, but make no mistake, they are artificially preserving this specific dune for tourism. If they were concerened about safety they would bring in excavators and level it.

On the other hand, they're preserving the dune and its ecosystem, which is fragile and worth preserving, if only as a protective barrier between the coast and the uplands. (Really, they have value even if you don't care about rare dune species.) So... thanks, tourism.

davidphogan:Let's see. They're on the edge of a shiatton of water and water causes sinkholes. Could water possibly be causing pockets of soil underground to wash away? Don't similar (but often larger) similar holes open up all over the US when pipes break or lots of water naturally moves underground?

Wait, you can't claim that any scientist anywhere understands sinkholes! That would contradict the "journalist" who wrote this article. Do you know what kind of shiat you might cause just by suggesting that a "journalist" claiming something can't be "explained by science" might cause?

zarker:Can a hole really appear, or are sections of sand just disappearing

Sounds like the same sort of thing going on with all the sinkholes, and people still don't know why those started appearing all over the place. Used to be somewhat rare, and easily linked to an abandoned mineshaft or something.

/They were still working on editing Bruce Willis out of Tremors 5, but Paul Walker died so they have to edit Bruce back in now...

I read a review of Walker's last film "Brick Mansions" in my local fishwrap today and they made absolutely no mention of the fact that it was a "District 13" remake. I had to look it up because I knew the premise sounded familiar.